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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-06
LEPROSY.
DREAD SCOURGE OF The EAST.
Two Well Developed Gases Concealed Some
where in Philadelphia.
SMIIGELRD INTO THE CITY,
SMUGGLED INTO THE CITY,
An Obstinate Physician EndangerS Public
Health.

NEW YORK, November 5.-A Pbiladel-
phia special says: The Board of Health
has discovered that two we'll developed
cases of leprOsy exists in the city, but
owing to the obstinacy of DR.. Van Harten-
gen, a German physician, they cannot be
located.
At meeting of the Board of Health on
Tuesday, Health Officer DR.. Ford, stated
that two lepers had been smuggled into
that city, and that the disease was danger
Ously contagious. He requested the Board
to search for the men and haye them re-
moved to an isolated place. After some
discussion it was decided TO place them in
the munieipal hospital, on the old Bomb
Tavern road. The members OF the Board
requested the representatives the press
present at the meeting 10 suppress the fact
that there were any lepers in the city until
they could he found and placed
where they could do no harm. After dill
gent search, the health officers discovered
that the lepers are under the care of Dr..
VanHartengen, who claims to be a spec
ialist in skin disease. When the health
officers visited him yesterday, he Was en-
phatic in his refusal to give them any in
formation about the lepers, and said that
he ''did not consider it anyOne's busi-
ness" He was told that the visit was an
official one, and that immediate steps
would be taken to compel him to disclose
their hiding place. Threats were to no
purpose, and the physician refused TO say
where he got his patients when they ar
rived, or what his object was in keeping
them. Steps will be taken to compel Dr
VanHartengen to turn the lepers over to
the board of health.
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A FEVER HEAT.
Excitement at Springfield-The Governors
Probable Action.

Excitement at SpringheId-The Governors
Probable Action.
SPRINGFIELD, November The inter
est in the Anarchist case is approaching
fever heat at the capital and throughout
Central Illinois, as the date of the execu-
tion of the condemned men grows nearer
and nearer.
A small army of newspaper correspond
ents besieged Governor Oglesby's Office to-
day, and when the Governor made his ap-
psarance, he was greeted with such q null
titude of inquiries that he for the first time
adopted the inaexible policy of saying
nothing.
81 have resolved" said he, Ito say
nothing about the matter. II talked to
the press at all | might say something, un-
guardedly, that did not mean, or l might
be misunderstood by you enterprising gen
tlemen. Hence, with fairness to all.
must refuse to reply to any questions re-
gaIding the Anarchist matters"
Not more than three OF four hours were
spent by the Governor in his Office at the
Capitol to-day, but nearly all that
time was spent in the reading of cores
pOndence and petitions, pro and con, in the
anarchist matter. The day brought in q
larger mail than has ever been received any
day heretofore. 1t is q singular fact, that
ss the day of execution approaches, public
sympathy for the condemned men
seems to be rather on the increase. 1t
was rumored at the Capitol to-day
that communication had been received
from Col. Robert IngersOll in behalf of
the condemned Anarchists, but diligent
inquiry failed to substantiate this report.
Certain it is, however, that many eminent
men of the country at large have either
signed petitions or written to the
Governor invoking executive olem-
eucy. On the other hand, it
is learned from apparently reliable
sources that yesterdays mail brought in
numerous letters urging the rigid execu-
tiOns of the law on the grounds of public
policy. There is reason to believe that the
much Wanted open letters of Parsons,
Lingg, Fischer aud Engel to the Governor,
demanding absolute liberty or death, have
never been received hered here.
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CIMMARoN vs.. INGALLS,.

A County Seat Contest-The BALLOT Box
Stuffed.
CHICAGO, November 5.-A Kansas City
special says: Gray county Kansas is wildly
excited over the result Of the recent cleo
tion for county seat as between Ingalls, and
Cimmaron. The latest figures are: Ingalls,,
79S; Cimmaron, 762. ChJges Of ballot
box stuffiing are freely made. The ballot
boxes have been removed to the upper
story of the Cimmsron bank, and armed
men are guarding them. The building is
barricaded with bales of hay, and ladders
have been lad side by side on the stairs to
prevent access to the boxes An armed
party Of Ingalls, sympathisers has arrived
at Cimmaron and serious trouble is feared.
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THE CABINET.
WHAT CHANGES THERE WILL BB.
Jsnks Says Lamar Will 60 10 the Supreme
Bench.
SPECULATION As TO HIS SUCCESSOR.
President Cleveland Slsnt-lt is All Sweet
Guessing"

PTrTsBURG, November 5.-The Hon.
George A. jerks, Solicitor &C. eral Of the
United States, arrived in the city this
morning from Washington, ID. c.
The Judge is among those prominently
spoken Of as among those who are likely
to be appointed Secretary Of the Interior,
in the event Of Secretary Lamar being ap-
pointed to the vacancy Of the United
States Supreme Bench caused by the death
of Justice Woods.
Judge jerks was asked this morning
what foundation there Was for the reports
published yesterday that there was to be
general Encouragement next week OF the
Cabinet Of President Cleveland. His di-
rect contact with the Cabinet lends espe-
cisl significance TO his expressions regard
ing the rumoIed changes.
THE President has not by the slightest
word rs yet, directly or indirectly, ex.
pressed himself 10 anybody regarding
changes in the Cabinet" he said. 81 am
morally certain that he has not The re-
ports that were sent out yesterday were
purely sensational OF course the tilling
OF the vacancy on the Supreme Court
bench is expected to result in other
changes"
''Do you regard Secretary Lamar ~ the
probable successor Of Justice Woodp'
1T is pretty generally conceded that
Mr.. Lamar will 10 on the bench. This
question will not be settled until Oongress
convenes, and consequently there will be
no Cabinet changes before that time.
II is necessary that the bench be
filled as soon as possible, and
il is quite likely that the Presi-
dent will send in the appointment
to the Senate immediately after IL meets.
Ii Lamar is appointed To the Supreme
Bench, then new Secretary Of the Interior
will have to be named. IL Postmaster Gen
<al Villas Is the man, II Ia generally
thought that Flint Assistant Stevenson will
succeed ~ the Postmaster General. ] have
heard Mr.. Villas name spoken Of for the
Interior Department, and believe that he
would he good man for the place First
Assistant hiuldrow. Of the Interior Depart
ment, Is also spoken Of a. the successor OF
Mr.. Lamar in the event Of the latter going
upon the Supreme Bench. But after all,
1t is Just sweet guessing, and the President
has not expressed his intentions TO any
body"
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CAREFUL CONSIDERATION
Given the Petitions for Clemency by Gov
OHleshy,

Given the Petitions for Clemency by Gov.
Oglesby.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, November 5-GOv-
ernOr Oglesby did not reach his Office until
nearly IL o'clock this morning and has
been husily engaged in opening and perus-
ing his mail. Communications regarding
the anarchist question are pouring in upon
him more numerOusly than ever and COM
pose far the greater part of his cOTrespOn-
dence The Governor has locked himself
in his private Office, and even his private
Secretary has not seen him this morning.
All kinds of rumors are aflOat regarding
the Governors probable action in the mat
ter, and all are of course equally unfound-
ed. He patiently examines all communi-
cations, however, and shows disposition
to give the petitions in behalf Of the con.
demned men a conscientious consideration.
Attorney General Hunt called on the
Governor this afternoon. This is 0glesby's
first interview with Hunt since the latter's
return from the late scene of action at
Washington, and the whole time was con-
sumed in discussion of the Anarchist case.
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RULED BY BANDITS
4 REIGN OF TERROR In TEXAS.
DeSpersdOsS Psrpstrats LawlsSS Outragss
With lmpunity.
VAIN EFFORTS OF The AUTHORITIES
To Bring the Outlaws to Justce-A Shame
less Press.

NEW Yi0RK, November 5.-A Browns
vile. Texas, special says: A reign of terror
exists in up river border counties, between
Edinburg and Roma, the result of the
shocking depredations of Mexican bandits.
Since the abduction of Senor Cararara,
whose friends had to pay SIS, 900 ransom,
almo@, every merchant has received threat
ening letters, ordering the payment of
heavy sums upon the penalty OF abduction.
The wealthy never travel without heavy
guard. The border sherifis, who are poorly
paid, are doing what they can with the
deputies, 10 hunt the robbers down, and a
small force Of rangers has been sent by
Governor Rosser to Rio Grande City, but
it is ieared that the whole force is not
stre3g enough to round bandits up to such
a long gtant of bottom and wooded coun-
try.
District Judge j. C. Russell, who il 3
large rnch owner in Stair county, ac-
knowledged that the civil authorities were
unable to cope with the matter. In the
mean time bandits are Continuing their
work. On Monday at nigh noon, they en-.
tered Howard ranch in Hidaigo county, q
place Of about 500 inhabitants, surrounded
the store of Magditeno Flores, drove the
occupants out and robbed the place of eve
ry cit of goods it contained. They
then tore Off the doors, smashed the will
dows and threatened to return and ransack
and burn every house in the place. The
band numbered twenty-one men. The
dag before another party of bandits, about
twenty strong, attacked Atasosca ranch on
San Juan river, a few miles above Comar-
20, Mexico, and sacked the place, abusing
and outraiing the people. They were pur-
sued by MexiCan cavalry, under Captain
LamaGrido, and Plasuelas, leader, and
another bandit were secured. Plasuelas
was executed at ComargO, yesterday morn
ing, and the other will suffer the same
fate. Lamadrido, an active officer, has at
this command all the men that he wants,
and gets a step in rank for every bandit
captured.
President Diaz has ordered that the
severest measures be used to put down
banditage on the border, and General We
lain, in command of this military district,
is anxious to cooperate with the American
authorities and drive out and eliminate
these pests. The state authorities of Ia
maulepas are very lukewarm. Their party
newspaper openly attacks Nelain for caus
ing the capture of Lorenzo Vela, noted
bandit and the murder of Sheriff Martin,
of Stair county, who was sent to the fort
ress of San Juan de Ulloa, at Vera Cruz,
and are trying to excite sentiment among
the people in favor of the wretches and
against the party of law and order.
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THE TYPHOID SCOURGE
Prevalent Throughout Indiana-Shortnes
of tho Water SupnlY.

Prevalent Throughout Indiana-Shortness
of the Water supply.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, November S.
Typhoid fever is alarmingly prevalent at
present in Indiana, and it does not seem to
be confined to any particular locality. The
State Health Board received word that
there were forty OF fifty cases in the little
town of Milton, Wayne county, and sent
a doctor to investigate the matter The
people have become so alarmed that they
are boiling water before they drink it. In
Elkhart twenty. eight cases Of TYPHOID fever
were reported during the last quarter.
There are many cases in Johnson and Nor
gan counties, and in nearly every part of
the State. Physicians think that it is
largely due to impure water, as the long
continued drouth of last summer caused
the pure water supply to run short. Wells
have gone dry in great many cases, and
down in the pocket" " especially in War
rick county, the people are paying twenty
five and thirty cents barrel for water for
domestic purposes. In Indianapolis ty-
phoid fever is more prevalent than usual
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Gov. Sawyer's Veto.

CONCORD, n. H., November Gov.
Sawyer sent to the House this morning hts
veto of the bill entitled. An act regulating
freights and fares on railroads and to pro-
vide for compensation to dissenting stock
holders, in case of railroad lease. The
original bill to regulate fares aud freights,
he says, would have met with his approval,
but the meritorious part Of the present bill
is made a vehicle to carry legislation,
which in substance re-enacts the Hazen
bill already vetoed.
In the House melton to lay Gov. Saw
yer's veto on the table was voted on, but
found no quorum present. In the Senate a
motion to pass bill authorizing the Boston
and Lowell or Boston and Main to lease the
Northern railroad over the Governors veto
was lost At IL o'clock the Governor ad-
iourned the Legislature.
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in obtaining the Communication will live
To rue day, they did so. For our part the
police of Chicago will be more cautious, in
risking their lives and facing Anarchist
bombs than they were year ago last May,
if the sail mercy and no justice doctrine
is to obtain"
The discomfort, it is believed, will soon
find some strong public expression.
1t is stated to-day that Anarchist LiDgg
still refuses to sign any petition for execu-
tive clemency.
Mrs. Parsons seemed to be in excellent
hunlor, as she chatted with her husband
for fifteen or twenty minutes and then
hustled out. She carried basket full of
Gen. Trumbull's little pamphlets. The
red cover has been discarded, and they are
bound in green. 1T suits the police bet
ter" said Mrs. Parsons, cheerfully.
The usual number of visitors, the wives
and friends, saw the condemned men to-
day. States Attorney GriDnell gave in
structiOns this morning to the clerks of the
criminal courts, to prepare no calendars for
next week. This means that there TO be
no courts, in anticipation of the execution.
Judge Frank Baker, who is now sitting in
the criminal court, signed petition for
commutatiOn this morning.
TRAINS DINNER POSTPONED.
Citizen George Francis Trains dinner
party to the wives of the condemned Anar-
chists did not come Off as announced at l
O'Clock to-day, and has been indefinitely
postponed. The following invitation
printed with delicate type, in delicate
shade of blue ink, on delicately tinted
card was addressed to the desired guests:
SATURDAY BANQUET AT PALMER HOUSE.
will the wives and children OF the con-
dcmned Anarchists do me the Kindness to
meet Bohemian" at O'Clock al the Palmer
House at an informal dinner?
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN"
Palmer House"
But Citizen Train didn't give the dinner,
and about II o'clock the head waiter at
the Palmer House received one of the inVi
tatiOn cards, on the back of which was in
scribed the following note in Citizen
Trains own handwriting:
"Ciizea Heddraiter, Palmer House:
"Must postpone till next week. Can't
be here all at once.
Signed GEO. FRANCIS TTAIN"
At , O'Clock George Francis Train called
at the office of Mayor Roche and haughtily
demanded an interview with the Mayor
After 4 wait of about fifteen minutes the
Mayor said he would see Citizen Train
While waiting for the Mayor, Train enter
tanned the crowd in the Office by rambling
remarks upon how he had built Omaha,
and was now going to save the Anarchists
or 90 to Canada in the attempt. He said
he was going to make trade with the
Mayor, 10 quit calling him Cock Roche if
the Mayor would quit calling Train crazy.
Just then Mayor Roche called Train into
the inside office, where they had ten min
utes of private talk. When train came out
he looked greatly subdued, and the Mayor
said he guessed we would have no more
such nonsense uOW,n
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TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.


Molten SteeIs Terrible work-TWenty
Men Injured.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills. November "a
terrific explosion of molten steel occurred
ut an early hour this morning at the works
Of the Springfield Iron Company,
a few miles north of this city. The
entire city was shaken by the force
OF the cOncussiOn and windows were
rattled as though by an earthquake. -Four
tons Of liquid metal were allOwed to flow
through some mishap into q wet receptacle,
and irightiul explosion ensued. 1t IL re-
ported that twenty men were burned. The
oihcers in charge are reticent, and desire
the matter suppressed, but it IS learned
that John Green, JOS. Madden and William
Strickland were severely scalded.
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STANLEY HEARD FROM.
His Men Suffering Great Privauoss
Hopes of Success.

His Men Suffering Great Privations-
Hopes OF Success.
LONDON, November 5.-Advices from
st. Paul de LAnds state that news hos
been received there from Henry N. stAu-
ley, under date Of September 8, TO the
effect that the expedition had left camp
that he established about eight day =
journey from the Mabodi country, and
was advancing towards the western shore
Of Albert NyunzA. The men were greatly
fatigu.d aud struggled with great
difficulty, over distance OF several
kilometers. The most important
chiefs, Of the country, through
which the expedition hsd Travelled readily
complied with Stanley's request for food.
Stanley halted for four days 10 reorpnizs
the expedition, and then, leaving thirty
IN N 70 guard this new camp, proceeded
towards Albert Nyanza. Stanley hoped
10 be able 10 communicate direct with
Edinburg by September Is.
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Chicago Hs. the BeaulbeIn Heirs.

CHICAGO, November 5.-A demurrer
was filed by the city OF Chicago in the
Federal Court yesterday in the suit of the
Beaulbein heirs, to establish title through
the late Jean Baptiste Beaulbein to the
large and valuable property between State
street and Lake Michigan, and Madison
street and the Chicago river. The city
ridicules the claim, and says that the pur-
ported title OF the heirs was decided fifty
years ago adversely to them by the United
States Supreme Court. The title is also
claimed 70 be fatally defective, in not
making the present owners Of the prop
erty defendants, and in number OF other
respects.
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wHuIE-wINGED PEACE
Reigns Among tho Chcrokees-The "
All q EabrIcnlian

Reigns Among tho Cherokees-The War
All . Fabrication.
Ss. Louis, November 5.-The following
message explains itself: To tho editors Of
the Globe Democrat. -. Lnuis:-The dis
patches Published that war WAS imminent
here and that half the inhabitants Of Tale
quah had left their homes in consq quencc,
in monstrous falsehood throughout.
Peace reigns and Is expected 70 continue.
Such false reports are designed 10 injure
the nation and place We therefore, In
behalf Of our town and country, sign our
names in emphatic contradiction. and ask
you TO publish this message. Signed
Henry A. Busbybead, Principal Chief;
Henry Chambers, TreasurertC. q. Lpe,
Clerk Of the National Council; w. p. Bon
dinot, ET-Secretary; w. =. Adair, Medical
Superintendent Male Seminary; X. p.
Ross, Thos J. Adair, John l.. Adsir, X.
l. French, committee on behalf Of citizens
of Taleqush.
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A STRANGE LETTER.
Spies, Schwab and Flslden Explain Their
Views to the Governor.


Views to the Governor.
CHICAGO, November 5,-An extraOrdi-
nary communication, signed by Spies,
Schwab and Fielden, disayowing 'aggres-
sive force" and deplOring the loss of life at
the Haymarket, was given ont tonight for
publication. 1t is addressed to Governor
Oslesby, and is to be forwarded to him
with the formal petition for clemency.
The guarded wording of the document is
notable as to it's matter, as this is the
first expression of the kind any OF
the condemned Anarchists have made.
Parsons, 1t is understood, acquieSces in its
contents, and will address a separate let
fer of his own to the Governor, embOdy-
lug the same ideas. Lingg, Engle and
Fischer steadfastly refuse, however, to 60
on record with any such declaration. The
following is the letter in full
CHICAGO, November 3, 1887.
GOrernOr Richard OgleSby, Springfield, Ills:
DEAR SIR:-In order that the truth
may be known by you and the public You
represent, we desire to state that
we never advocated the use
of force, except in case of self-deience. To
accu.e us o. having attempted to over
throw law and government on May +,
1886, or at any other time, is as false as it
is absurd. Whatever we said or did was
said and done publicly. We have never
conspired nor plotted TO commit an un-
lawful act. While we attacked the pres
ent social arrangements in writing and
speech, and exposed their iniquities, We
have
NEVER CONSCIOUSLY BROKEN
any laws. So tar from having planned the
killing Of anybody at the Haymarket, or
anywhere else, the very object of the meet
ing was TO protest against the commission
of murder
We believe it to be our duty as friends
OF labor or liberty to oppose any other use
of force than in the necessary defense of
sacred rights, against unlawful attacks.
All our efforts have been in the direction
of raising mankind and to remove as
much rs possible the cause of crime in
society. Our labor WAS unselfsh, no
motives of personal gain, or ambition
prompted us. Thousands and thousands
will bear testimony to this. We may
have erred at times in our judgment. Yes,
we NAV have Loved mankind not wisely,
but too we'll" If, in the excitement OF
propagatiug our views, We were led into
expressions which caused workiDgmen to
think that aggressive force was proper
instrument OF reform, we regret it. We
deplore the loss of life at the Haymarket,
as at Mccormick, st. Louis and the Chi
cago stock yards.
Very respectfully,
A. SPIES.
MICHAEL SCHwAB.
SAML FIELDEN.
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zoo Lives Lost In the Typhoop.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL November s.
Mail advices per steamer City Of New York
arriving last night from Hongkong, state
that the typhoon which ragged on the night
of the 18th of Septem Der struck the island
OF Hoi Ling with its full force. The total
number Of lives lost it is difficult to ascer-
tain, but the general opinion is that some
hundred or two hundred persons were
drowned on the islands. At Chick Lung,
some ten miles distant from Ye Yung Kong
thirty-two lives wore lost and three pas
sage boats sunk. The island Of Hoi Ling
contains some thirty thousand inhsbitants
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CUNNINGHAM RELEASED.
Were the Duffs and Coon Innocent Men?
The Newburg Fire.

The Newburg Fire.
PARKERsBURG, November 5.--Daniel
Cunningham, of Ryan murder fame, was
released to-day. The more the facts come
out the greater the certainty becomes that
the Duffs and Coon, who were lynched,
were innocent men. In conversation to-
day, the Sheriff of Jackson county said
that the men who did the lynching were a
gang who have been fighting the Dufis for
years because they assisted the United
States Marshal in making arrests to break
up a moonshiners' gang to which the
lynchers belong. Every effort Is being
made to bring the lynchers to justice, and
the people are divided into two factions.
That the Rev. Ryan was murdered by
others than those lynched seems to be set
tied.
The large coal mines at Newburg have
been on fire for three days, and all efforts
to extinguish them have been futile.
Work has been entirely suspended. The
fire was started by the gas igniting from
the miners lamps. Several of the men
had narrow escapes. All the miners are
fighting the flames, but the only way to
subdue them seems to be to flood the
mines The loss already is very heavy.